Freshet drain



L. P. FUNK FRESHET DRAIN Nov. 1.6 1926 Filed M 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 arch 7. 1925 Nov. 16 w26. woman l... P. FUNK FRESHET DRAIN l Filed March v 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 l l l f n [nger/fof h/zznesses.

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L. P. FUNK FRESHET DRAIN Filed March v 1925 3 Sheetsf-Sheet 5 WENN NN Patented Nov. 16, 1926.

carico srArrS LAWRENCE r. FUNK, on sninnmn ILLINOIS. v

i rnnsnnr nenntk Application fue@ Marci; 7,L 1925. seriai no. 13,782;

My invention relates to an overflow or' freshet drain, or catch farm use. The invention is directed to a supplementary drain to that ofthe ordinary tile dra-in that is used on-farms and'functioningonly under circumstances of such Vfreshet conditions Vthat renders tile drain incapable. of.

carrying away the excess of water whereby pools and sheets of water collecting in swales and low places destroy planted o r growing grain, and effect impervious surface conditions after drying, that prevent percolation therethrough tomeet the emergency of subsequent overliow. j

rEhe invention also includes the. functioning capability of preventing erosions of the ground surface above tile drain lines to deepen the normal surface drain course and to facilitate accretions; instead of erosions to the4 end that such surface drain-course will he gradually filled, thereby promoting conditions to the advantage of cultivation as wellas extending the propagating area of I the farm plot wherein such tile drain ordrains and catch basins are located.

The invention also includes special utilities in connection with dams across abnormally deep drain courses wherein a substantially large volumeof water is held in conjunction with said darn, whe-rein my catch basin may be utilized yasa means to protect the dam against an excessive iiow of water in such drain course, resulting from quick or excessive water liow.

Also the invention contemplates a utility in connection with extended swales that under circumstances of normal water fall, would not be. productive of current conditions that would effect surface erosion, but would beA effected byvan excessive waterfall wherein, by providing a rather widely spaced distribution of small catch basins ofthe type herein shown. such drain condition will be Aprovided supplementing rthe usual drain cap-ability'of a tile line that erosion lof the sei-l under all conditions `is prevented, and that will be productive of conditions that accretion and gradual raising of the surface of the swale course will be effected, thereby improving cultivation and grainpropagatingconditions.

Alsomy invention may be utilized to protect roadways and road embankments wherein, underv conditions of deep water course way orwidely extendedl swale condition leadbasindistinctly for:

ing to and through such roadway or'embanhment, my catch basin may be'utiliZe-d as an auxiliary to the ordinary drainways and drain courses to such ways and through suc-h: en-ibanliment's or roadways, to protect the same against conditions of extraordinary or unusual rainfall.

' In the drawings, herewith presented, YI'v have shown upon one sheet, a series of viewsy u showing in diagrammaticI manner, different examples of ground surfaceconditions and the application of my surface drain or catch basin applied or-instal'led in various ways: for service to' effect: the purposes herein above indicated. Howevenin the descript` tion no detailedv reference will be madek to this ligure as it is intended only to, illustrate y the functioning capability of'my invention. Referring especially tothe drawings, Fig.

1, indicates special applications. of my device, such as indicated in vthe preceding paragraph.

Fig'. 2', shows in a diagrammatic manner,

the application of my device to. a. drainV tile course and the association ofmy device in conjunction with a wallacross' the swale or water course.v

Figg, is avertical section on the line of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows', and

Fig. 4, isa vertical sectional view showing the association of my vdevice with a ldrain course,4 the section being taken on thev line of the course'of the tile drain and the Water course, wherein conditions are. shown illustrating the capability of addition and extension toi the initial installation toy meet con ditions vof accretions or lling up of the. surface drain course. wherein. extension, both of the, catch basin housing and the outletl for the catch basin, are lprovided to effect a continuation ofthe functioning capabilitiesof the device.

In Fig. 2, 10', refers to a housing member, which may be fashioned from anyy sort of material or any shape desired. For instance,

it may be built of cement in round or rectan:

guiar form. An ordinary .vitri'fiedtile may be. employed lor a section of corrugated drain pipe may be used. i However, this is a matter of election or selection by the manufacturer or userL v Housing' member l0, as shown in L the guresl is designed to be seated or placed in an opening formed at substantialiy the lowpoint in the surface drain courseand immediately above the tile drain course, here indicated as 11. rlhe housing member 10, is provided with openings through its wall, said openings as instanced by the disclosure in F ig. 3, comprisingthree rows-of concentrically arranged openings 12, spaced apart at substantially equal distances the Vlength of the housing. However, they may be disposed in staggered relation or in fact, in any manner that may be desired.

Referring to F ig. 3, 13, is a drain member, the saine comprising a part of my distinctive drain unit, which I supply to the user, the same preferably being a vitriiied tile member of` such fashioning and proportioning that it may be substituted torone of the ordinary drain tile sections. rlhis substituted drain member may be fashioned withr a centrally disposed T 1li, provided with a'flanged seat 15, to facilitate the entry of a lead tile member as 16, thereto, said lead tile extending upwardly within housing 10, t0 a point somewhat below the lower seat or inlet openings 12, in order to avoid unnecessary high level accumulation of water with- /in the housing. vlrain member 16, may be provided with a series or" peri'orations 17, to provide for draining the portion of the in terior of the housing that lies below its upper edge or overflow outlet, thereby preventing water 'from standing in lthe lower part of such container after freshet condi tions have terminated.v

At the upper portion of drain member 16, l have provided a cap member with depending attachment members 19, which will serve for seating in connection with the upper portion or" drain member 16, which seating may be eiiected by a mere engagement with an oifset or flanged portion ofV the drain or by means of relatively interengaging lug Amembers asmay be desired. However, as the particular manner or" locating this cap member in conjunction with the drain member is of no material importance, no special details are shown and no extended description is herein entered. Generally, it may besaid that `cap member 18, is designed to "overlie the top of the drain member and `is so related thereto that a iloating debris upon the surface of water within the container will be prevented from enteringr the vdrain way, thereby clogging of such drain way is eventually prevented.

In carrying out the'purposes of my invention, there existscertain water course con dam or wall, isdisposed at the lower side of V the Vcatch basin, viz, on the side in the direction of the water course and servesto stand the rush of water and to effect accumulation about the drain housing that may,.in practice, raise it to a level as high as the upper or the inlet seies, and thereby presenting very extensive drain inlet conditions leading the wall, whereby such overdow will be directed to the center of the continuing surface drain course.

.l have in contemplation that my unit drain device may be fashioned. of corru# gated metal and that it shall be so fashioned with respect to terminals that one section may be sleeved upon another to meet the emergency of liiling up of the drain course. ln the event or' such accretions as the soil reaches the level of the dierent openings through the drain housing, closure is made oi'i' such openings by interposing a metal strip or the like so that the lower inlet course will be closed and the nextsucceeding course and those above it will only be effective as an inlet way to the housing, and finally when the accretioiis approximate-the lower edge of the top row of openings or even before that time, the supplemental section here-indicated as 22, may be applied and similarly a drain section 16a may be added to drain member 16 by sleeving or otheiwise uniting the same 'Y and the cap member may then be removed from the lower section and disposed upon the supplemental section, thereby continuing and extending the utility of the device, to meet the emergencyV ,of all degrees of soil accretion.

,A l have not referred particularly in detail to the structural disclosure or" Fig. 4, as the structure is substantially t-he same asthat shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and described in detail, the only diterence being the matter or form or tashioning of the housing,fand the matterV of sectional extension, herein shown. A

n connection with the useio the device to drain a shallow pond, it will be noted as shown iii the general iigures that a `general t-ile drain terminates at one side ot the pond and from that pointpasses beneath the pond and continues to a drain outlet. My :treshet drain is located at some substantially central point with respect to the pond andiis s arranged as to receive the entire flow there# from. y

v Vhen the ydevice is Vused as an auxiliaryV Ydrain in advance of a dam that normally i holds a body of water within a drain way,

my device is disposed substantially at thev ythe normal water level and is provided with inlet holes and in such construction it is preferable'that a cap be provided substantially7 like the cap that is provided in connection with the outlet drain, thereby preventing debris from entering the housing.

I have shown and described, herein, various forms and manner of use of my device. However, the device may be used in many connections not herein specifically pointed out and therefore7 I do not desire to limit myself to the forms herein shown, but claim all forms of embodiment and use that fall legitimately withinr the functional utilities of the device.

What I claim is:

l. In a farm drain, in combination with an underground tile drain, a pipe projecting upwardly from and communicating with said drain, said pipe being open at its upper end and provided with peripheral openings or water inlets in the upper portion thereof, a catch basin surrounding and spaced from said pipe, the upper end of the catch basin extending above the upper extremity of the pipe and the lower end of the basin terminating substantially at the level of the lowest water inlet in the pipe, said casing being provided with inlet openings at a plurality of points along the length thereof.

2. In a farm drain, in combination with an underground tile drain, a pipe projecting upwardly from and communicating with said drain, said pipe beingopen at its upper end and provided with peripheral openings or lwater inlets along a portion of its length, a cover for the open end of said pipe, said cover being spaced from the end thereof to permit the Ventrance of water between the vcover and the end of the pipe, and a casing surrounding and spaced from the. upper portion of the pipe, said casing being providedL with inlet openings at a plurality of points along the length thereof. 1 v

3. In a farm drain, the combination' with an underground tile drain,vof a pipe pro jecting upwardly-from and communicating with said drain, the said pipe being provided with peripheral openings or water inlets along a portion of its length, said pipe being formed invltelescopic sections to permit adjustment in the length thereof, anda casing .surrounding and spaced from the upper portion of said pipe, said casing being provided with inlet openings at a plurality of points along the length thereof'.

4. In a farm drain, the combination with jecting upwardlylfrom and communicating with said drain, said pipe beingopen at its an underground tile drain of a pipe proupper end and provided with peripheral openings or water inlets along a portion of its length, a cover for the open end of said pipe, said cover being space-d from the end thereof to permit entrance of water between the cover and theV end of the pipe, and a casing surrounding and spaced from the upper portion of the pipe, said casing being provided withl inlet openings at a plurality of points along the periphery thereof, said pipe and said casing being formed in relatively movable telescopic sections to permit adjustments in the length thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

` LAWRENCE P. FUNK. 

